Whitney Museum Unveils Its Downtown Sanctuary – New York Times Mr. Piano’s project for a site on Gansevoort Street, west of Washington Street, is a striking departure from the ethereal glass creations that have made him a favorite of the art-world cognoscenti. Mr. Piano has created a contemplative sanctuary where art reasserts its primary place [...]

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Table of Contents: April 28, 2008: Table of Contents: The New Yorker – Annotated Magazine only, not online Restoration Drama Rebecca Mead Trouble at Edith Wharton’s house

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Schumer proclaims his support for walkway project | PoughkeepsieJournal.com | Poughkeepsie Journal – Annotated By Jenny Lee • Poughkeepsie Journal • April 19, 2008 HIGHLAND – Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., saw the breathtaking view from the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge Friday and announced he’s pushing for $1.5 million in federal money to help transform the bridge [...]

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Natural Phenomenon: Entertainment & Culture: vanityfair.com – Annotated Via Archinect.com. This fall, after eight years and almost half a billion dollars, world-famous architect Renzo Piano will complete the greenest museum ever built—the new California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park—housing its aquarium, planetarium, and natural-history museum under a two-and-a-half-acre “living roof.” by [...]

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Sze Tsung Leong – Photography – New York Times Annotated “Canale della Giudecca, 2007” in Venice as photographed by Sze Tsung Leong. By PHILIP GEFTER Published: April 6, 2008 THE soft-colored photographs of Sze Tsung Leong capture contrasting landscapes: the verdant green of Germany; the mirage of shimmering towers in Dubai; the urban geometry of [...]

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